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Pazhayarai temple gopuram
July 18 , 2023
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- The dilapidated gopuram of the Somanathar temple at Pazhayarai near Kumbakonam will be renovated by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department.
- The Somanathar temple is situated on the banks of the Thirumalairajan river, a tributary of the Cauvery.
- Decades of neglect has earned it the name, ‘mottai gopuram’.
- There is adequate evidence for Pazhayarai to be the capital of the Cholas once.
- It existed even in the 5th Century.
- Pazhayarai lost its importance with the capital shifted to Thanjavur.
- The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchi, has submitted a report after studying the gopuram and the soil around the temple.
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